Mangalore: Bonanza for bike lovers as over a dozen Harleys vroom into city

Mangalore, Jan 31 (DHNS): Bike lovers in Mangalore got a chance to watch one of the most decorated brands among the motor cycles in the world, as a rally of Harley-Davidson bikes reached here, for halt, on Wednesday night.

The bikes, which started their journey from Cochin, are on their way to Goa, to participate in the first ever Harley Davidson National Bike rally, which will kick start from today. The rally is being conducted as a part of India Bike Week, which will be starting from February 2 in Goa. This is for the first time, an exclusive Harley Davidson rally is being conducted as a part of the India Bike Rally.

600 H-D bikes

A total of 600 H-D bikes and 800 individuals are expected to participate in the rally. Thirteen ‘hog boys’ (nick name of Harley Davidson bike owners), from different parts of Kerala, were there in the rally, which passed through Mangalore. Satheesh Kumar, who is working in Jordan and Sidique, who is working in Dubai, have come to India with the sole purpose to attend the rally.

Satheesh Kumar, who is working as IT Project Manager with USAID in Amman, Jordan, has got two Harley Davidson bikes, one each in India and Jordan. He also holds an International HD owners membership card too. “Harley Davidson bike is a craze for me. I feel proud of being an H-D bike owner,” he said.

The team, which started their journey from Cochin on Wednesday early morning, will be covering 774 kilo meters, as they reach Goa by Thursday evening.

“I have bought my ‘Sportster 48’ two months back. I am very happy to be the part of the privileged group of Harley Davidson bike owners,” said Nabeel from Kasargod.

The different models of H-D bikes in the rally are ‘Softail,’ Dyna,’ ‘V-Rod,’ ‘Sportster 48,’ ‘Superlow,’ ‘Fatboy,’ ‘Iron 883’ and ‘Heritage Softail’. The engine power of the bikes ranges from 900 cc to 1800 cc. The price of H-D bikes in India ranges from Rs 6.75 lakh to Rs 32 lakh.